On Thursday 27th April Hazel Crabtree and Susan Howlett went to The Awards Ceremony for the finals of The Dragon’s Apprentice Challenge held at the Junction Cambridge. It was the first year this had been held in Cambridgeshire. There were three teams in the final two from St Ivo and one from St Mary’s Girls School. Although the St Ivo team raising money for us didn’t win they did win an award for the Best Display and Presentation. They were called The 7 Marketeers the team was made up of Tiago, Lewis, Freya, Jacob, Michael, Ben and Jordan. They gave a very good presentation and they raised £386 for The Friends of the Rosie. A very enjoyable evening again being able to promote Friends of the Rosie.
The Friends of the Rosie Hospital are helping to make the Rosie a more comfortable environment for mothers and babies. If you have any toy stuffing or yarn we are in urgent need of your donation. For up-to-the minute information follow Rosie in Stitches facebook page.
We found out at our Annual General Meeting in March that during 2015 we spent £11,780.00 of your valuable donations on 3 apnoea monitors which help with babies’ breathing, 3 movable breast pumps and 10 cots.
The Tea Bar sold a massive £725.80 of knitted toys and clothes, nearly half of Rosie in Stitches total income. After expenses Rosie in Stitches income was £1,624.85.
Anna Shasha, Head of Midwifery, expressed her appreciation of the equipment we had bought. The wooden cots look lovely. She suggested that we could provide small things like transfers on walls which make a huge difference to the appearance of the rooms.
Our profit for 2016 is currently at £500. Thank you for your custom at our recent stall at Addenbrooke’s where we raised a further £174 doubling our takings for the year. Please have a look at the items we have for sale on this website or find a stall near you, see below, where you can shop with us again.
Upcoming Stall dates
Tea Bar, Rosie Hospital Outpatient Clinic
Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm
Farmland Museum Craft Fair, CB25 9PQ
Monday 2nd May 10.30am to 4pm
We have some clothes and toys in our marketplace, use the links on our top navigation bar, but if you cannot find what you are looking for please send us an email at rosieinstitches@btinternet.com
We are registered for donations through We have items for sale in our eBay Charity Store Rosieinstitches2010, other eBay members can also sell items to benefit the Rosie Hospital. There are affiliate links on the right. Go to their websites through ours by clicking on the shop you want. A percentage of your shopping bill will then come to The Friends of the Rosie Hospital as a donation.
If you can improve our website, provide transport for our volunteers or display a small selection of our wares please contact a member of the committee.
The Friends of the Rosie Hospital are helping to make the Rosie a more comfortable environment for mothers and babies. If you have any toy stuffing or yarn we are in urgent need of your donation. For up-to-the minute information follow Rosie-in-Stitches facebook page.
Cash for the Community
Our charity was chosen as one of the ten which will definitely be in the running for a share of £10,000. We received £250.
Annual General Meeting
During 2014 The Friends of the Rosie spent £13,000 on audio doppler pockets, suturing bed and furniture for the Daphne ward and Charles Wolfson ward refurbishment. Our income from the tea bar, Rosie in Stitches, Give as You Earn, membership fees and donations was £6,231.22.
The Friends have been asked to contribute towards the purchase of a hoist so that women with special needs can make use of the new birthing pool in the Delivery Unit.
See our full report in our Annual General Meeting post.
Our income for 2015 is currently at £493. Thank you for your custom, please have a look at the items we have for sale on this website or find a stall near you, see below, where you can shop with us again.
Stall dates this Spring
Tea Bar, Rosie Hospital Outpatient Clinic Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm
Sunday 12th April 10am to 1pm
Cambourne 10K run at The Business Park
Monday 4th May 10.30am to 5pm
Craft Fair at Farmland Museum at Denny Abbey
buttons for sale £1.00 for 70g
We have some clothes and toys in our marketplace, use the links on our top navigation bar, but if you cannot find what you are looking for please send us an email at rosieinstitches@btinternet.com
We are registered for donations through We have items for sale in our eBay Charity Store Rosieinstitches2010, other eBay members can also sell items to benefit the Rosie Hospital. There are affiliate links on the right. Go to their websites through ours by clicking on the shop you want. A percentage of your shopping bill will then come to The Friends of the Rosie Hospital as a donation.
If you can improve our website, provide transport for our volunteers or display a small selection of our wares please contact a member of the committee.
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